Uma Kulkarni

Uma Kulkarni- - linkedin.com/in/umavkulkarni Summary SUMMARY Hands on Translator/ Localization Project Manager with 8+ years of experience always up for challenging roles Experience Project Manager Day Translations, Inc. Jul 2021 - Present (2 years) Translation/ Localization; Creating and managing project budgets, schedules plans, assign and deliver. Identifying and managing project risks and get involved in the mitigation pre and post delivery. Managing end-to-end project cycle and act as a prime medium of contact for the clients, translators, graphic designers and all the participants involved in the process. (Life sciences, Legal and Technical projects) Participate in RFP process for Translation and Localization projects. Liase with other Project Managers and Supervisors to streamline communications regarding all projects. Ensure projects have all important information stored to facilitate handovers to other colleagues. Close financial monitoring and control of projects through budgets, invoicing and change orders to ensure timely and final invoicing. Improve overall process of the operations. Vendor Manager Wordwizard Services May 2015 - Jul 2020 (5 years 3 months) Handled multiple projects for companies and individuals which ranges from a simple document translation to Interpretation and Language training services. Managed Schedules, organized office functions and oversaw daily operations of the office. Hired, trained, and on-boarded linguist for multiple languages. Ensuring regular linguistic audits & discussing feedback with the reviewers, translators & vendors to achieve the set goals. Strong vendor support (LSP collaboration). Effectively communicated with clients, linguists and colleagues with goal of ensuring customer satisfaction. Support Localization Project coordinators with daily tasks. Facilitate effective communication within the project team (translators, engineers, customer’s project coordinators) Query/Rebuttal Resolution management / with LSP/LRs/ICRs Manage localization projects from beginning to end, working closely with language specialists, localization engineers, terminologists, product management and development, internal business partners and external vendors. Uma Kulkarni - page 1 Team Lead Deepgram Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 (11 months) Managed and supervised a team of 30 transcribers Role involved distribution of work among the team members, setting targets and assisting them in achieving them, make sure the team objectives are met, create accurate andprecise Monthly reports, organize meetings and coordinate the team activities. Created transcription style guide, translating process documents, interviewing & onboarding transcriptionists, using internal software to transcribe audio, working closely with various "roles" to achieve project goals. Content Editor Business Leader (Online Magazine) June 2007- June 2010 (3 Years) As a content Editor my duties involved • Creating content. • Generating ideas for content. • Planning an editorial calendar. • Developing a content strategy. • Managing a team of 5-6 writers and editors. • Recruiting freelancers. • Setting deadlines and making sure they are met. • Developing and ensuring everyone is adhering to a style guide. Education Annamalai University MA, English Literature; English Literature Indian Council for Labor Management Diploma Diploma, Public Relations & Advertising Indian Council for Labor Management LANGUAGES, English Telugu American TESOL Institute Diploma, Public Relations & Advertising Pursuing PMP Skills adobe streamline • audio • budgeting • customer relations • customer satisfaction • delivery •english • graphics software • interpretation • languages Uma Kulkarni - page 2